Potato Pancake. Potato pancakes are commonly associated with traditional Czech, Ukrainian, Yiddish, German, Hungarian and Polish cuisines, although other cuisines (including those of India and Korea) also have similar potato pancakes. Fry, turning once, until golden brown. Transfer to paper towel lined plates to drain, and keep warm in low oven until serving time.
Add onion and reserved potatoes; toss to coat.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a preheated greased skillet.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium.
You can have Potato Pancake using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Potato Pancake
- Prepare 3 of boiled potatoes.
- It's 1 of medium onion.
- It's 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- Prepare 1 tsp of ground black pepper.
- It's 1 tsp of hot chili flakes.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
- You need 1 tsp of salt.
- You need 1 tsp of dried mint.
Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Finely grate potatoes; drain any liquid. Place potatoes in a large bowl. Add egg, onion, flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder; mix well.
Potato Pancake step by step
- First, chop the onion finely, put some salt and leave it for 5 minutes in a bowl. After 5 minutes passes, rub it with your hand and wash the bitter juices coming from the onion..
- Boil and peel 3 potatoes..
- Crash the potatoes by hand in the same bowl where the onion is..
- Add spices. You can be creative here..
- Mix it by hand or a spatula until it comes together nicely..
- Spread the mixture in a pan oiled and heated. Cook both sides until they get nice color..
Fry until golden brown on both sides. Mix mashed potatoes, egg, flour, salt, pepper, garlic, and any optional ingredients, into mashed potatoes. Preheat skillet and add a couple of tablespoons of Crisco shortening or oil. Make sure the mixture is not too thin. These crispy, chewy potato pancakes are great as a snack or an appetizer.